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Is it on?

In an unfortunate coincidence, I’m too busy to write the lengthy analytical post about the Howard leadership that I have in my head right now. Suffice to say, today and perhaps tomorrow will be a couple of days where it’s worth keeping an eye on as many different media sources as possible. Here are some current (as of writing) sources:

My own quick take – I think Howard’s Today Tonight interview showed that he wasn’t going to take a hint. He took the “I want to spend more time with my family” card off the table by emphasising that his family don’t want any more time with him than they already have. So now, he has to either be pushed, or he’s leading the Libs to the election.

Costello is conspicuously absent, and has been for a while. To me, the end result of this is going to be similar regardless of which leader calls the election. Costello has done nothing to impress anyone, and Howard is just copping more rubbishing every day. Either way, I think we’re at a point where the Liberal Party could not convince the electorate of its cohesion in time for an election, let alone achieve victory over Labor on policy.